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Industry News March 26, 2024

It Takes Two sells over 16 million copies in three years, with total number of players exceeding 30 million

It Takes Two has reached a new milestone three years after its launch. The co-op action adventure platformer has now sold over 16 million copies globally.
Industry News March 26, 2024

Report: Tencent working on Palworld-inspired mobile games from creators of PUBG Mobile and CoD: Mobile

Tencent is aware of Palworld’s success, currently working on its own titles inspired by the sudden indie hit. The Chinese tech giant reportedly hopes that these efforts will help it accelerate the growth of its gaming business.
Industry News March 26, 2024

Xbox sales in Europe “flatlining”, with one major company saying “I don’t know why we bothered supporting it”

Xbox might be in “real trouble” as a hardware manufacturer, according to GamesIndustry.biz head Christopher Dring. And some third-party publishers reportedly wonder whether it is worth making versions of their games for Microsoft’s console.
Industry News March 26, 2024

Dragon’s Dogma 2 becomes highest-grossing premium game on Steam, Stardew Valley jumps 44 positions

Capcom now has another successful release in its portfolio, with Dragon’s Dogma having a strong debut on the Steam charts. Let’s take a look at the best-selling titles on the platform over the past week.
Marketing March 25, 2024

How solo dev managed to get detailed feedback from Devolver Digital and tips for improving his game

Darenn Keller, who left Ubisoft two years ago to pursue his dream of making his own games, has opened up about trying to pitch his project to publishers. Here is how he received detailed and valuable feedback from one of the biggest players in the indie sector, Devolver Digital.
Industry News March 25, 2024

[UPD] Contraband Police hits $10 million in net revenue on Steam, with sales reaching 800k copies

Border guard sim Contraband Police has reached an impressive new milestone a year after its launch. The game has now sold over 800k copies globally.
Legal March 25, 2024

EU launches probes into Apple, Google, and Meta, warning of “heavy fines” for DMA non-compliance

The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation into Apple, Google, and Meta. Some of the world’s largest tech giants are suspected of non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Industry News March 25, 2024

Backpack Battles hits 500k copies sold in two weeks, becoming another indie success on Steam this year

Backpack Battles has been a huge success for PlayWithFurcifer, an indie gamedev couple from Germany. The game reached another impressive launch two weeks after its Early Access launch.
Industry News March 22, 2024

Tencent to focus more on in-house titles, deprioritizing third-party IPs in wake of gaming revenue slowdown

Tencent recently released its FY23 financial report, posting weaker-than-expected revenue growth. What’s really important is the Chinese tech giant’s reported plans to make fewer games based on licensed franchises in favor of in-house production.
Industry News March 22, 2024

Dragon’s Dogma 2 peaks at 184k CCU on Steam, but outrageous microtransactions lead to mostly negative reviews

Dragon’s Dogma 2, one of the most anticipated games of the year, has just launched on Steam. However, its impressive player numbers are marred by performance issues and Capcom’s decision to add a bunch of greedy in-app purchases.
Industry News March 22, 2024

Horizon Forbidden West becomes Sony’s 7th biggest launch on Steam, peaking at just 25k concurrent players

Horizon Forbidden West has just been released on Steam. So it is time to take a closer look at the launch numbers for another PlayStation game port for PC.
Industry News March 21, 2024

Swen Vincke on layoffs and publishers who only care about quarterly profits: “Respect the people making the games”

Swen Vincke has criticized executives who lay off devs and act from a position of greed, caring only about their revenues and profits. Speaking at the Game Developers Choice Awards, the Larian Studios head noted that this vicious cycle needs to be broken.
Industry News March 21, 2024

Capcom becomes Metacritic’s top publisher of 2023, while previous winner Sony drops out of top 10

Metacrtic has released its 14th annual game publisher rankings, listing the best and worst of them based on their 2023 releases. This year’s edition is full of interesting shifts, with many indie publishers climbing up and last year’s winner Sony dropping out of the top 10.
Market Analysis March 21, 2024

Circana: Helldivers 2 debuts as best-selling premium game of 2024 in US, with 60% of sales coming from PC

Circana has released its monthly report on the best-selling video games, hardware, and accessories in the US. Helldivers 2 had a robust launch, placing it above all other premium titles released in 2024 so far.
Marketing March 21, 2024

UK accused EA, Miniclip, and Jagex of running misleading ads and failing to discloe information about loot boxes

The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has upheld three complaints for three gaming ads that violated the country’s advertising rules. The regulator ruled that Electronic Arts, Miniclip, and Jagex misled users by failing to disclose information about loot boxes in their products.
Game Development March 21, 2024

Nekki updates its 3D animation tool Cascadeur with unbaking and physics improvements, revamps its pricing model

Nekki has launched the new version of its animation tool Cascadeur, introducing major updates and improvements. In addition, the company revamped the software’s pricing policy.
Game Development March 20, 2024

Key details about Unreal Engine 5.4, plus ‘Epic’ plans for UEFN and user-generated content in Fortnite

Epic Games just held its annual State of Unreal keynote, showcasing the future of Unreal Enigne and sharing other news related to Fortnite and its business in general. Here are all the major updates announced at the event.
Industry News March 20, 2024

Remedy reports 22% revenue drop in 2023, says budget of Max Payne 1&2 Remake on par with Alan Wake 2

Remedy Entertainment has released its report for the full 2023. The company recorded significant declines in both revenue and profitability, but remains confident in its future games currently in development.
Game Development March 20, 2024

Ubisoft unveils NEO NPC, GenAI project allowing players to have “authentic” conversations with in-game characters

Ubisoft has unveiled its new GenAI project called NEO NPC at GDC 2024. It is designed to allow players to have real-time conversations with in-game characters with no pre-written lines.
Industry News March 20, 2024

Stardew Valley peaks at nearly 150k concurrent players, becoming most played farming sim on Steam

Within just hours after the release of (massive) patch 1.6, Stardew Valley has set a new record for peak concurrent players on Steam. The game is doing better than ever, even eight years after its launch.
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